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11 May 2009

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Metro Group

[DOC] Metro Group statement in response to National Labor Committee report re: supplier RL Denim [Bangladesh]

METRO Group is very concerned about recent reports concerning the death of an 18-year-old worker at a supplier company in Bangladesh…The ...company...has not been complying with our high, binding social standards...METRO Group has taken four immediate steps: 1.The business relationship with the supplier will be immediately terminated; 2. All of the supplier’s products will be removed from all markets of METRO Group sales divisions; 3. An investigative commission will immediately begin…4. Internally, we will review how we can seamlessly link the inspection and information chain to the audit process…

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